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Emirates today announced it will start a third daily service between Moscow’s Domodedovo (DME) Airport and Dubai , commencing on 25th October 2018. Emirates has been serving the Russian market since 1st July 2003 and already flies twice daily to Domodedovo on Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER and daily...

During an examination of the plane, Moscow’s airport staff discovered that a part of the fuselage that joins the body to the left wing, was missing, Russian media reported. The plane was reportedly flying from Saint Petersburg to Moscow, though it is still unclear where it has landed, as well as what caused the wreckage. An investigation...

All major airport in Moscow have delayed or cancelled flights today due to bad weather conditions. 57 flights have been delayed at Sheremetyevo International airport with average delay time for outbound flights 46 minutes and inbound 38 minutes, according to flightradar24.com. While Domodedovo airport has delayed 40 flights and cancelled 6...

The 46 year old – named only as Julie – was held and quizzed by police and FSB secret service officers after the discovery as urgent checks were conducted. The item was later described by officials as a “hoax grenade”, which the woman – due to check in for a...

The front of a passenger jet was left with a gaping hole after it struck a bird mid-flight. The aircraft’s nose cone was left completely smashed in after the Aeroflot flight came into land at Pulkovo International Airport in St Petersburg in Russia. The plane had earlier left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to Domodedovo International Airport data, 11 departure flights were delayed as of 23:40 Moscow time on Wednesday (20:40 GMT). No flights were cancelled at the Domodedovo airport.

Russia is suspending all flights to Egypt following indications that last week’s plane crash which killed all 224 people on board was caused by a bomb. Source: Russian plane crash: Russia suspends Egypt flights – BBC News